Sachin Tendulkar bats for charity on Independence Day

Cricketers enjoy a massive fan following and can draw an enormous attention towards a social cause. Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made the 69th Indian Independence Day special for some children of Make-A-Wish India by paying them a visit. He even picked the bat batted for them in an attempt to raise funds for the organization. Tendulkar had a great evening with the kids and instantaneously took it to the Twitter handle to express his elation.

He tweeted:

They have great hope and positivity. Enjoyed the evening chatting and playing cricket (2/3) pic.twitter.com/uNpuguW6dS

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— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 15, 2015

Picking up a bat for these children was special! (3/3) pic.twitter.com/WMrL8X6RVy

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 15, 2015

The whole cricket fraternity conveyed their best wishes on pleasant occasion of Independence Day through twitter and in one of Tendulkar’s tweet he also wished all Indians and wrote:

#HappyIndependenceDay to all of us! Spent the eve with young citizens from @MakeAWishIndia (1/3) pic.twitter.com/vk0yvxDxZw

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 15, 2015

Make-A-Wish India is a charitable organization which focuses on assisting ill children with quality medical attention. Earlier, Tendulkar also appealed to the masses to plant a sapling each on World Environment Day. It seems that after a terrific cricketing career, Tendulkar is now devoting his time towards the betterment of society.